[BREAKING] Avoid mobile phones to join virtual hearings, use desktop/ laptop: Supreme Court to lawyers

The Supreme Court has issued a notice urging lawyers and in-person petitioners to join virtual hearing before the top court via laptop/ desktop with a stable internet and connection and to avoid using mobile phones for the same..This direction has been issued to avoid disruption in the court proceedings and inconvenience to the judges"All advocates and party-in-person are requested to join the cisco webex application for joining the court hearings through video conference (vc) via a desktop / laptop with a stable internet connectivity, preferably wired, to avoid any disruption in the court proceedings and inconvenience to the judges. Please avoid joining the vc hearings through a mobile phone," the notice stated..Lawyers have also been advised to join virtual hearing through a single device and to preferably use a headset enabled microphone and audio system."Please also join through single device i.e. laptop / desktop. All advocates, part-in-person must also join the vc hearings, preferably using a headset enabled microphone and audio system," the notice saidPlease also close all background applications running on your devices for best video conference experience, it added..Please avoid joining the virtual hearings through a mobile phonesSupreme Court .Earlier today, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana led Bench had expressed its frustration at advocates appearing for virtual hearings through their mobile phones.The apex court said how ten matters had to be adjourned for the day because the judges couldn't hear or see advocates appearing through their mobile phones. Justice Hima Kohli, who was also on the Bench, said that the judges did not have the energy to hear cases in this manner.During one such instance, the Bench said,"Lawyers are appearing from their mobile phones and are not visible. We may have to ban this mobile business...Mr counsel, you are now practicing in the Supreme Court and appear regularly. Can't you afford to have a desktop to argue?".[Read Notice].Follow Bar and Bench channel on WhatsAppDownload the Bar and Bench Mobile app for instant access to the latest legal news.